"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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I'm Tired

My parting message for Gio is...

  • Gio, you're so damn cool!

    Votes: 11 37.9%
  • Gio, you rock like nobody's business.

    Votes: 5 17.2%
  • Actually, I LIKE menstrual blood on my face...

    Votes: 13 44.8%

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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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thecraftylefty

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Oh, I'm not complaining. Complaining is what women do. I just pointed out some facts.

But seriously man, you could have gone out on a good note, but I think your ego got the best of you this time. We're all big strong men here on the internet. Best of luck.


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Vincent

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Well Gio, you were a great and funny mod. Please stick around being a great and funny poster.

Also: Just because he's stepping down does not mean we need another moderator. Don't f*cking post about it
 

WesCottII

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Just leaving to save the embarassment of being de-modded. Goodbye, won't miss your unfunny, sarcastic remarks.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by WesCottII
Just leaving to save the embarassment of being de-modded.
Haven't you heard? Allen is in on the big moderator conspiracy too. I wouldn't have been de-modded until the very end, because our Ultimate Master Plan was to ban everybody on the site one by one for no good reason at all.

Goodbye, won't miss your unfunny, sarcastic remarks.
I know, because I'll keep making my unfunny, sarcastic remarks.

The only noticable differences are as follows:

- I won't have to put up with your bullsh*t about how I'm supposed to be "setting an example".

- I won't have to wade through email after email about how this guy pulled this girl's hair on the playground and now she wants him banned and vice versa.

- I won't have to spend an hour deleting posts from some guy who wants everybody to click this link for a free Ipod or a guy who thinks that hispanics and Jews should be lined up against a wall and shot some other such bullsh*t only to be rewarded with the incessant b*tching from a handful of f*cktards.

But as for my unfunny sarcastic remarks, they'll probably double or triple because I'll have more time on my hands now.
 

Wonderbread166

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Re: Re: Re: I'm Tired

Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Hey, that's pretty clever and I just never in a million years saw that comment coming. But you'll notice that I'm referring to the people "whose whole existance and energy" is devoted to b*tching "day after day after day". So, no that's not me. Thanks for playing, though. I'm sure someone will give you a nice consolation prize at the door. Maybe the home version of the game or something.
No, actually, he did get you on that one.
 

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That's what moderators do, put up with the idiocy of the community. It's just the name of the job, and I understand why you're stepping down.
 

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Originally posted by WesCottII
Just leaving to save the embarassment of being de-modded.
Thank you moderator WesCottII for sharing the information of the super secret moderators corner which only moderators know of what the going on is on this moderated forum.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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welcome to the regular posters part of the forum. Where no one at all will give a sh!t about your posts. I will be your guide Comic_Relief. . .
 

penkitten

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Originally posted by comic_relief
welcome to the regular posters part of the forum. Where no one at all will give a sh!t about your posts. I will be your guide Comic_Relief. . .
well somebody had to say it...
ten points comic!
 

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Man for a forum that's supposedly for MEN there sure is a LOT of DRAMA Going Down. Since when did Don Juans become the wussy weaker sex? This is not attractive at all boys. Grow up.:down:
 

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Fix the drama. You're a chick. You know all about drama. Let me know when you have the drama fixed and I'll give you a prize.;)
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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blong1068

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Originally posted by DreamyChick
Man for a forum that's supposedly for MEN there sure is a LOT of DRAMA Going Down. Since when did Don Juans become the wussy weaker sex? This is not attractive at all boys. Grow up.:down:
I agree.

There are too many goddamn pussies here. It's fine to have plenty of pussies here, but the problem is, the pussies are the ones giving information to other pussies, so nothing actually gets accomplished.
 

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Originally posted by Vincent
Thank you moderator WesCottII for sharing the information of the super secret moderators corner which only moderators know of what the going on is on this moderated forum.
Oh....touched a nerve.
 

WesCottII

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova

But as for my unfunny sarcastic remarks, they'll probably double or triple because I'll have more time on my hands now. [/B]
I'll look forward to not reading them.
 

Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by WesCottII
I'll look forward to not reading them.
You've shown time and again that you just can't help yourself.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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